For the Weekend Warriors, Weirdos & Whackjobs - Issue #99
99 Luftballons or something, probably
Some weeks, the hunt turns up gold in a cold, hard investigation. Other weeks, it’s paperwork, half-answers, and a half-finished wood-burning project smoking on the back porch. You decide which one this was.
We’re heading into a long weekend for Thanksgiving, which means a whole hell-of-alotta-nothing to us here at Bullshit Hunting, but if you don’t hear from us for a beat, it’s because we’re napping under a tray of pumpkin pie.
What We Wrote
Landing in inboxes this week was the sixth instalment of Commonwealth v. Russ. Some Lawyer dives deep into the court archives to reconstruct the trial of Oscar Russ, blending historical intrigue with the meticulous storytelling of a writer who refuses to stop until every last detail is unearthed.
Going out to paid subscribers was The Insomniac’s Feed, a meditation on insomnia, fear, and the economy that profits from both.
What Justin Recommends
Podcast | Collateral Damage: Dirty Business - A new podcast from The Intercept and one of my favourite journalists, Radley Balko. In episode one of this new series, Balko details how the Atlanta Police narcotics unit shot and killed a 92-year old black woman, and then lied about it.
Movie | Day of the Beast (1995) - Streaming on Shudder, this darkly hilarious Spanish horror movie sees a rogue priest, a messy metalhead and a psychic try to summon the Dark Lord to prevent the Antichrist. It’s as wild as it sounds and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Documentary | Stripped For Parts: American Journalism on the Brink - A stark exploration by PBS Frontline and filmmaker, Rick Goldsmith, of the ways secretive hedge funds and private equity have been burning down journalism and democracy itself along the way. Infuriating, important and engaging. Go watch it.
That’s enough mystery for one sitting. Shut the laptop, un-hunch those shoulders, and give your brain something soft to chew on. We’ll be right here when you wander back.
Until next time,
Your Bullshit Hunting Crew